
"Jay Clayton versus simple questions about who won the 2020 election”
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July 15, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests cover Trump’s next pick for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, and his difficulty answering simple questions about who won the 2020 election at his confirmation hearing today.
Later, Carol Leonnig joins Nicolle to share significant new reporting about simmering tensions within JD Vance’s Secret Service detail over requests by Vance and his family considered completely unprecedented compared to previous Vice Presidents.
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